The Silent Period by Manfredi, Francesca

The Silent Period

Cristina Martino is twenty-eight and adrift. Underemployed at a university library in Turin, Italy, she still lives...
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Author: Francesca Manfredi
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Language: English
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The Silent Period by Manfredi, Francesca

The Silent Period

$72.99 $37.69

The Silent Period

$72.99 $37.69
Author: Francesca Manfredi
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Cristina Martino is twenty-eight and adrift. Underemployed at a university library in Turin, Italy, she still lives at home with her parents, in the shadow of her successful, married elder sister, Elena. One night, listlessly scrolling through Instagram, Cristina decides to delete her social media profiles.

What is at first a digital detox becomes an act of self-effacement: Cristina deprives herself of words, then gestures, then disappears altogether, sparking a growing "silent revolution." When Elena tries to find her, she discovers a world much quieter and stranger than anyone ever imagined. A slender novel of big ideas, The Silent Period probes at solitude--whether chosen or suffered, salvific or fatal--and our need for genuine connection.



Author: Francesca Manfredi
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 02/24/2026
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781324106098


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2026
Publishers Weekly 12/08/2025
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2026

About the Author
Manfredi, Francesca: - Francesca Manfredi is the author of The Empire of Dirt and Un Buon Posto Dove Stare (A Place to Stay In), which won Italy's Premio Campiello Opera Prima. She lives in Turin, Italy.Oklap, Ekin: - Ekin Oklap translates from Turkish and Italian, and currently lives in London. As a translator, she was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize.

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